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16 senators vote for ratification of Asean charter

Aurea Calica
Philippine Star

The Senate ratified the Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. rejected the Charter on grounds that military-ruled Myanmar refuses to free pro-democracy leader Aung San… Read the rest

Asean Benefits As Tension Between Taiwan, China Eases

Juan T. Gatbonton Editorial Consultant
Manila Times

Rapprochement between China and its estranged province of Taiwan—promised by the election of the Kuomintang’s Ma Ying-jeou to the presidency of the “Republic of China”—removes a bone stuck in Asean’s throat.

Since… Read the rest

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